IAR Systems announces support for new microcontroller

When used in combination with Stellaris microcontrollers, IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM and Cortex-M3 will enable quick and hassle-free development of a wide range of embedded control applications, yielding ultra-dense code footprints.

The new tool is the latest in the IAR Embedded Workbench family, which has been providing users with advanced optimization and intelligent linking for over 20 years. IAR Embedded Workbench is a set of development tools for building and debugging embedded system applications using assembler, C and C++. It provides a completely integrated development environment that includes a project manager, editor, build tools and the versatile IAR C-SPY® debugger.

The new IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM and Cortex will contain a completely new highly optimizing Thumb 2 C/C++ compiler. IAR Systems’ J-Link™ JTAG-to-USB hardware debug probe, with industry-leading flash download speed, will be included in Luminary Micro’s Stellaris Development Kits. As well as developing the technology, IAR Systems provides comprehensive technical and programming support.

The new development tool will be included free of charge in Luminary Micro’s Stellaris Development Kits, and full versions will also be available from IAR Systems. A beta version of the compiler will be available April 2006 to selected partners, followed by a full public release in May 2006. An evaluation version of the IAR Embedded Workbench for Cortex-M3 as well as an 8kB code size limited KickStart™ version will be available for download from http://www.iar.com/luminary upon first public release.